Andrea’s Weblog

We had a great time at the Columbia zoo the other day. Elizabeth surprised us by hopping right on a pony and going for a ride around the track. She was too thrilled to be scared. Here’s the sign we should have read before feeding the Lorikeets. The sign doesn’t not say anything about the [...]

It turns out Elena is just eating more than her tummy can take, which is causing her to throw up. I’m trying to get better at getting burps out and keeping her upright after she eats. This should help according to the doctor. This means cappuccinos and ice cream are back on the menu! 3 [...]

Elena is already two months old today. She’s already so different from Elizabeth. I had no idea that babies can just fall asleep on their own, but Elena will usually just fall asleep when she”s tired. In the last few weeks she’s started being awake more. She can still sleep a whole day away when [...]

Elena is the princess of spit-up. When she spits up it sounds like hic-SPLAT as a large pool of watery milk projects out of her little mouth and hits anything in its path–usually me. Lately, it is enough to cover an area on the floor at least a square foot around. Some days I feel [...]

As a mom, some days are worse than others. Tuesday was probably one of those days. It started off well. We actually made it ON TIME to a meeting at 9:00 am–this is with showers for me and Elizabeth and a quick head wash for Elena who had managed to get milk in her hair [...]

I realized this week that Elizabeth is not the typical two-year-old. When we go out to eat “fast food” we usually end up at our local burrito chain, Barberitos. (Elizabeth used to demand “Wheatie-weed-ohs!”) Every couple months we’ll end up at Chick-Fil-A for the playground. If you ask her what she eats at Chick-fil-a she’ll [...]